{"product_id":"desert-flower-9780688172374","title":"Desert Flower","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Waris's story is one of remarkable courage. From the deserts of Somalia to the world of high fashion, she battles against oppression and emerges a real champion. She is the most beautiful inspiration to anyone.\" --Elton John\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWaris Dirie ran away from her oppressive life in the African desert when she was barely in her teens, illiterate and impoverished, with nothing to her name but a tattered shawl. She traveled alone across the dangerous Somali desert to Mogadishu--the first leg of a remarkable journey that would take her to London, where she worked as a house servant; then to nearly every corner of the globe as an internationally renowned fashion model; and ultimately to New York City, where she became a human rights ambassador for the U.N. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoignant and powerfully told, \u003cem\u003eDesert Flower\u003c\/em\u003e is Waris's extraordinary story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDirie, Waris:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAn internationally recognized supermodel, Waris Dirie is a United Nations special ambassador who travels the world as an articulate and passionate advocate of human rights. She served as United Nations special ambassador for the elimination of FGM. She has since established the Desert Flower Foundation to advance women's rights in Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiller, Cathleen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eCathleen Miller circled the globe to interview sources for her latest book, \u003cem\u003eChampion of Choice\u003c\/em\u003e, the biography of UN leader Nafis Sadik. Her previous work includes the international bestseller \u003cem\u003eDesert Flower\u003c\/em\u003e, which was adapted as a feature film. Miller's travel essays have appeared in the\u003cem\u003e Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50669151944978,"sku":"9780688172374","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_24cabf2f-d019-4af0-8aa2-04b72bc01098.jpg?v=1733756162","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/desert-flower-9780688172374","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}